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adj
Having the cost of postage already paid or included in the price.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
Qualifier: parcel
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Paid after the service (used especially of cellular phones).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: prepaid
adv
With the cost of postage already paid or included in the price.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adjective satellite
used especially of mail; paid in advance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: prepaid
Antonyms: none provided
History
Compound of post + paid.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English pay English -ed English paid English postpaid From post- + paid.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
